R.O.D: Read or Die


R.O.D - Read or Die

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Synonyms: ROD OVA, Read or Die OVA
Japanese: R.O.D リード・オア・ダイ
English: R.O.D - Read or Die
German: R.O.D - Read or Die
Spanish: R.O.D - Read or Die
French: R.O.D - Read or Die
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Type: OVA
Episodes: 3
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: May 23, 2001 to Feb 6, 2002
Studios: Studio Deen
Source: Light novel
Genres: ActionAction, AdventureAdventure, MysteryMystery, Sci-FiSci-Fi
Themes: Adult CastAdult Cast, HistoricalHistorical
Duration: 33 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Ranked: #14012
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Popularity: #2615
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If you're interested in fighting style using paper as weapon. 
report Recommended by tsuD
Look at those titles-- it doesn't take a genius to connect 'Read or Die' to 'Library Wars'. Both series have main characters who... well, love and protect books. And while Toshokan Sensou is more realistic than ROD, you can't deny the similarities. 
report Recommended by Pond
Both OVAs feature lots of humour, grotesque fighting (Yomiko's pavement-breaking papers vs Ayane's pavement-breaking cellphones), somewhat crazy characters, dramatic endings, some blood, a bit of shoujo-ai... The difference is that Gate Keepers 21 is dark and serious at its core, while R.O.D. is just a good piece of entertainment. 
report Recommended by Forion
Unexplained super powers, evil plots to destroy the world, and hot-blooded fights galore! 
report Recommended by Detective
At first this two series seem very different, but in the last episode of R.O.D their similarity can be seen. They both have action, and also deals about two friends (in R.O.D partially). One of then turns against the other for unknown reasons (Yomi and Nancy). And also in both of then Yomiko and Mato try to save their friends, but they also have to fight them (not so much Yomiko VS Nancy as Dead Master VS Black Rock Shooter). Finally they are both very dramatic and sad at the end. 
report Recommended by Faylicia
Cool Supernatural Fighting - Clash of Organizations 
report Recommended by silverfoenix
The protagonists go on a journey to retrieve an object—a book in R.O.D: Read or Die and a device in Steamboy—from a powerful organization. Both shows concern global politics and power and have British and industrial elements. 
report Recommended by IridescentJaune
Shorter anime series that caricature an existing genre (samurai/secret agent) by dialing up the absurdity and character-quirks. The stories revolve around a chase for a coveted object that the protagonist is especially interested in, and ends up fighting against a range of enemies who have ridiculous but powerful weapons/abilities. 
report Recommended by Eziprez
They both have adult women who act carefree, almost childlike, but are skilled in combat. They have good action and music. Moreover, they both feature close friendships between women, and certain characters in Jormungand even seem to be named after characters in Read Or Die. 
report Recommended by blurf
Putting it Simply, Girls with Special Powers fight Bad Guys. Putting it Largly, People with very simple powers use them in interesting and amazing ways to fight Bad Guys and Evil Orginizations. R.O.D. definitly has more depth to it's story and charecters then Mission-E but both are worth a look. I also Recommend watching the sequel R.O.D. TV, and the prequel Code-E. 
report Recommended by japzone
Read or Die is not as violent or as sexual as Ninja Scroll, but both are fast paced, stylish action stories. Both have well-designed characters with unconventional, imaginative powers. 
report Recommended by walla
Both series deal with books as a main theme, with a strange setting and interesting concepts. However, these are not ordinary books. Both in Read or Die and Tatakau Shisho, books hold great powers. Similarly, both have characters with various supernatural powers, divided into two factions/agencies with great ambitions over the world. Although the stories are completely different, there is a striking similarity in the overall mood of the series. 
report Recommended by wakka9ca
Same fresh vibes. Spies, powers and both are amazing. 
report Recommended by Napalmitos
Yomiko Readman likes to read and Hiroko Matsukata likes to write. At first glance they're really different, but somehow they have similarity in their way of living: they optimistically look towards the future and believe that something better will happen. 
report Recommended by Iahel
Both have the theme of the main female character having the natural ability to control elements.  
report Recommended by R3i
Both have the villan with a god complex who believes that mass murder is the answer to problems of the world. In R.O.D., the villan creates clones while in Blue Submarine he evolves animals to the level of humans. 
report Recommended by Dodecahedron-O24
Both feature bespectacled women who deliver a lot of beatdowns amid sci-fi tinged settings and ridiculously over the top action scenes, while shoe-horning in emotional tragic resolutions. Mnemosyne is the more perverted, but don’t take either of these anime seriously, just sit back and enjoy the B-movie level hijinks. 
report Recommended by Beatnik
Superpowers, espionage, and British people. 
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